Toothy Skull Cupcake

Sure, the recipe makes one cupcake, but we think a big group of these would be gorgeous. To speed up the decorating process, break it down into steps: first cut all of your licorice, then put eyes on all of the cupcakes, arrange the noses, and the finally add the teeth. Trust us, this technique will shave minutes off of the total time. Don’t be afraid to firmly press the white jelly beans into the frosting; they’re fighting gravity so they really do need to be secured. If you’d like the white frosting to pop it’s okay to use a chocolate cupcake instead of vanilla.

Ingredients

1 vanilla cupcake with vanilla frosting

2 small chocolate nonpareils

2 ¼-inch pieces black shoestring licorice

3 white jelly beans

Nutritional Information

Calories 533

Fat 25g

Sat fat 15g

Cholesterol 97mg

Sodium 276mg

Protein 6g

Carbohydrate 73g

Sugar 56g

Fiber 1g

Iron 1mg

Calcium 60mg

Calories 533

Fat 25g

Sat fat 15g

Cholesterol 97mg

Sodium 276mg

Protein 6g

Carbohydrate 73g

Sugar 56g

Fiber 1g

Iron 1mg

Calcium 60mg

How to Make It

Step 1

Top the cupcake with the nonpareils to make the eyes, the licorice to make the nose, and the jelly beans to make the teeth.